Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities was established in 1965, built on the foundation of the post war department of humanities and sciences. Since then, as a comprehensive faculty of humanities and social sciences with diverse specialties in law, economics, and humanities, it has sent more than 20,000 highly skilled, broad-minded graduates out into the world. Starting in 2017, a newly reformed faculty with 2 departments, the department of law, economics and sociology and the department of humanities, which together offer a total of 5 courses, law, economics, community studies, psychology and area and cultural studies, gives students the ability to focus on their own major whilst also gaining knowledge by studying a wider range of differing subjects.

As we approach the quarter century mark of the 21st century, the world in which we live still has many problems we have yet to solve, including civil wars, international conflicts, escalating environmental problems, infectious disease outbreaks, as well as growing economic disparities and debates surrounding diversity. On top of this, the rapid growth of generative AI is seeing the introduction of new values and culture, whilst also threatening to rewrite how people interact, the way countries and companies are run, and the structure of business and the economy.

In these uncertain and chaotic times, the importance of studying at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities is becoming more and more significant. The field of humanities and social sciences seek to better understand the various facets of society that are deeply rooted to the human experience, such as the norms and rules that allow everyone to enjoy fairness, justice, and peace, systems of production and distribution that bring about the development and prosperity, as well as culture and art that have been formed as a result of the activities of individuals and society. At a time when the very nature of human beings and society are undergoing a major transformation, it is important to acquire the flexible/critical thinking and practical skills to respond to new fields and technologies. I sincerely hope that you will acquire such knowledge and abilities through your studies here at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities.

The Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, which traces its lineage back to the Kagoshima domain’s Zoshikan school (established in 1773) and to the former Seventh Higher School, is the only faculty of its kind in the Southern Kyushu region that integrates law, the humanities, economics and the social sciences. The Faculty comprises two departments offering five courses: the Department of Law, Economics and Sociology (offering courses in Law, Community Studies, and Economics), and the Department of Humanities (offering courses in Area and Cultural Studies, and Psychology).

The Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities seeks to realize three types of learning: broad learning, in-depth learning, and learning how to utilize what one knows. By providing an educational program that integrates practical, detailed specialist education tailored to the requirements of each individual course with advanced classes that enable students to acquire inter-disciplinary knowledge and awareness of workplace realities, we aim to cultivate talented individuals who combine an in-depth understanding of humanity and society that is based on a wide-ranging outlook, with practical problem-solving capabilities that will enable them to address, in an appropriate manner, the various problems that have emerged in relation to the ongoing processes of digitalization, internationalization and transformation of local communities.

The educational objective of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities is to cultivate talented individuals who possess the practical problem-solving capabilities that will enable them to address, in an appropriate manner, the various problems that have emerged in relation to the ongoing processes of digitalization, internationalization and transformation of local communities.